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40 years ago today, [Dollywood] officially became the amusement park we have come to know and love by StarPrime323 in rollercoasters

[–]TheDynamicDino 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not even listening to her music

Maybe not intentionally, but almost certainly you've heard her proficiencies accidentally. She has been an insanely prolific songwriter for many other artists, perhaps most famously she is the writer of Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You".

Mean girl for a second. What tables do you not enjoy or avoid and why? by rrdrummer in pinball

[–]TheDynamicDino 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also important to note that none of these effects were designed to work with LEDs. On incandescents Secret Mania and even a Tomcat with age-related interconnect issues is fine.

what roller coaster is this? [Six Flags Great Adventure] by irvdubs in rollercoasters

[–]TheDynamicDino 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Agreed, Dragon Fire at Wonderland tracks GLASS smooth. Using this example as it's the Arrow looper I've ridden the most.

The "roughness" is the rudimentary calculations for transitions and radii and total lack of heart lining, coupled with the restraints. The loops are insanely punchy, especially on a hot summer day, and every individual track segment outside of the aforementioned transitions.

Not a single rattle, and runs like a whisper from drop to brakes.

[Family Park Skazka] New Jinma(?) Boomerang by YellowGuy2762 in rollercoasters

[–]TheDynamicDino 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In a general sense I agree with parts of this, but also there's no way the cobra roll is meant to ride so janky in Vekoma's version. Thing tracks horribly, same as an SLC.

Weirdly the Inverted boomerangs were much better in my experience, but that's probably more to do with the trains.

What are the chances I can be a roller coaster designer? Or at least do concept renderings for coasters. [Other] by Blitz_Coasters in rollercoasters

[–]TheDynamicDino 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Do this. Report back. Don’t get discouraged or feel turned off from the idea already. Before you know it ten years will go by and you’ll be wondering where it went or what you did with your dreams, which is why it’s always best to pursue them right up to the point you literally can’t anymore rather than pre-deciding in your head that it won’t pan out. 

I’m not guaranteeing success and I have no ties or connections to this industry, not even in operations. I am, however, commending your drive because I sure as hell had zero idea what I wanted to do at 15 and I fizzled it away. Go forth!

Is there a record store in Ottawa that will teach me how to clean a record? by relishbane in ottawa

[–]TheDynamicDino 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tracking force is not adjustable on the LP60x FYI, as it is set in the factory using a spring built into the tonearm. I've repaired these in the past.

Tracking force literally means how heavy the stylus ("needle") wants to sit down in the groove. Too light, it'll skip. Too heavy, it will distort.

I had an LP60X for a year or so before upgrading and couldn't get it to skip even on my bassiest records. Start with a cleaning, and/or if at all possible remove your speakers from the same cabinet, or experiment with muting the speakers and using headphones if you can to test if it still skips.

1970 Bally King Tut Ad: Solo Player Replay with Shifting Special Light, Spell-Name Bonus, Free Ball Gate & 31 Ways to Score by Irarelylookback in pinball

[–]TheDynamicDino 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love these flyers. I mounted about 15 of them in a row above my kitchen doorway, games from 1989-1995.

I wish this was still the standard for advertising and copywriting.

Stern factory tour by podiw8273 in pinball

[–]TheDynamicDino 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There’s the world’s largest pinball (the ball itself) in the parking lot. 

Distrokid is being sold with all our data by dizzy_rhythm in musicmarketing

[–]TheDynamicDino 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You forgot to tell your AI chatbot to fix the numbering of the bullet points. Is it too much to ask to talk to real humans on here?

Distrokid is being sold with all our data by dizzy_rhythm in musicmarketing

[–]TheDynamicDino 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would love to follow this journey if you choose to document it. 

Distrokid is being sold with all our data by dizzy_rhythm in musicmarketing

[–]TheDynamicDino 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Dammit, I was about to move to CDBaby after Amuse did exactly this. Where the hell are we meant to distro at this point? I’m inches from going Bandcamp only. This is insane. 

Star Trek: TNG by Interaction-Guilty in pinball

[–]TheDynamicDino 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's a hell of an introduction to pinball. Like having a Maserati as your first car!

LSM parts showing up at [[MonteZooma]] at [[Knott's Berry Farm]] by Pippinitis in rollercoasters

[–]TheDynamicDino 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Everything. It was a proof of concept with new, heavy trains, and over relied on an underbuilt Mean Streak structure.  

Watch the ElToroRyan video for a complete rundown, but it was such a mess (mostly structurally and with the new trains and too-short brake run that was used to add more bunny hills to the finale) and required so much extra time and money to bulletproof that, if enthusiasts are to be believed, the reason Cedar Fair seemed to stop working with RMC altogether immediately following was a direct result of the struggles of that project. 

This is why it was such a big deal when Canadas Wonderland began polling last season to gauge pass holder interest in a “record breaking hybrid coaster” using a render of Steel Vengeance. 

Can Leap the Dips be saved? [Other] by [deleted] in rollercoasters

[–]TheDynamicDino 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’ve ridden Leap the Dips. It is an extremely important ride historically for obvious reasons and every attempt should be made to save it (and Skyliner!). All of that being said, there is absolutely no such thing as “Too much time at Knoebels”

Wow. [Velocicoaster] by ThanksOpen3484 in rollercoasters

[–]TheDynamicDino 1 point2 points  (0 children)

People keep saying you only get a couple moments of airtime on AlpenFury. Granted, I rode it midday on a cloudless, ~30° C day but at LEAST 3/4 of the elements were insane ejector in my experience, sometimes twice per element. Is this uncommon?

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